1.2.1 Childhood Experiences (PD)

Question 1

What did Freud say we pass through?

Answer 1

A series of psychosexual stages - a series of developmental stages through which all children progress, and in the same order.

Question 2

To develop a healthy personality what do we have to do?

Answer 2

Pass through all the stages

Question 3

What can occur in some stages?

Answer 3

Fixation influencing adult behaviour

Question 4

How does one become fixated

Answer 4

Frustration or underindulgence

Question 5

What is frustration

Answer 5

When the stage has not been resolved because needs have not been met (undersatisfied)

Question 6

What is over indulgence

Answer 6

When the needs of the child have been more than satisfied, and the result is that the child feels too comfortable and reluctant to move on to the next stage

Question 7

What is the 1st stage?

Answer 7

The oral stage

Question 8

When does the oral stage occur?

Answer 8

From birth to 18 months

Question 9

In the oral stage where is pleasures received from?

Answer 9

Feeding

Question 10

Why can people become fixated in the oral stage?

Answer 10

Due to early or late weaning

Question 11

What behaviours do those described as having an oral personality show?

Answer 11

Smoking Chewing Biting (pens, nails) Love of Eating and drinking Suck their thumb

Question 12

What does this assumption say?

Answer 12

Adult behaviours and personalities are shaped by the influence of childhood experiences

Question 13

What are those weaned to early described as? (frustration)

Answer 13

Orally aggressive

Question 14

What behaviours do orally aggressive individuals show?

Answer 14

Shouting and swearing a lot

Question 15

What are those weaned too late described as? (over indulged)

Answer 15

Orally receptive

Question 16

What behaviours do those described as orally receptive show?

Answer 16

Gullible people “Doormats” Can’t say no

Question 17

What is the second psychosexual stage?

Answer 17

The anal stage

Question 18

When does the anal stage occur?

Answer 18

18 months to 3 years

Question 19

What are children who were strictly potty trained described as?

Answer 19

Anally retentive

Question 20

What behaviours do anally retentive individuals show?

Answer 20

Obsessive tidiness Following rules Punctual Good with money

Question 21

How are children who’s parent took a relaxed approach to potty training described?

Answer 21

Anally expulsive

Question 22

What behaviours do anally expulsive children show?

Answer 22

Messy Late Creative

Question 23

What is the third psychosexual stage?

Answer 23

The phalic stage

Question 24

When does the phalic stage occur?

Answer 24

3 to 6 years

Question 25

What occurs during the phalic stage?

Answer 25

• learning gender behaviour - identification with same sex parent

Question 26

If you don’t identify with your same sex parent what occurs in the phalic stage?

Answer 26

Fixation

Question 27

What behaviours do those fixated in the phalic stage show?

Answer 27

Problems with authority Vanity Homosexuality

Question 28

What is the names of the identification with your same sex parent (male and female)?

Answer 28

Electra complex Oedipus complex

Question 29

What is the fourth psychosexual stage?

Answer 29

The latency stage

Question 30

When is the latency stage?

Answer 30

6 to puberty

Question 31

What occurs in the latency stage?

Answer 31

No psychosexual development

Question 32

What is the fifth psychosexual stage?

Answer 32

The genital stage

Question 33

When is the genital stage?

Answer 33

Puberty

Question 34

If you reach the genital stage what do you show?

Answer 34

Well balanced individual ‘Normal’ behaviour